I didn't get to read everything in here, because it's a gift and the deadline to mail it is upon me, but just so you know: this shit's insane.

That said, with all of the bizarre contrivances and people who act in no way like human beings, the Silver Age "Death of Superman" story might be what set the groundwork for our more modern version of Lex Luthor. That alone makes it a little chilling (morseo than Superman's actual, surprisingly ignoble, death).